HB 403: Extends Coal Mine Tax Exemption

HB 403, by Rep. Barry Usher (R-Billings), will indefinitely extend a temporary tax exemption for underground coal mines and cost state and local governments $3.4 million a year.

Position

Oppose.

Status

Passed the House Taxation Committee on a 10-8 vote. Passed the House Floor on a 56-42 vote. Passed the Senate Energy Committee on an 11-1 vote. Passed the Senate Floor on a 41-9 vote. Senate amendments passed the House Floor on a 60-37 vote.